Bending Sheet Metal Without A Break

Grab the top of the metal with the pliers as the section you heated cools off and pull towards you gently at first.

Bending sheet metal without a break.

The metal should bend but only bend it as far as it goes without forcing it. Makes bends to 90º. Bending sheet metal by hand is a manageable task if the piece of sheet metal is small and thin enough to handle. If you need to reheat the metal and redo the bend.

The brake is compact and lightweight yet sturdy enough for professional production runs. To think about bending a sheet of metal that has appreciable thickness focus on an imaginary central sheet the so called neutral line or neutral axis within the thickness. Bends metal up to 18 in. Most frequently expensive sheet metal bending tools called brakes are used to bend sheet metal but you can also complete this task without one.